A rail accident that left three people dead in Binh Thuan province on July 31 (Photo: VNA) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam Railway (VNR) has issuedseveral preventative solutions in response to the increasing number of trainaccidents, with 27 train accidents left 17 people dead and 23 othersinjured in July 2019 alone.
Volunteers were mobilised to guard high-risk levelcrossings during the peak time of summer transportation from June 10 to July31.
VNR has asked the National Traffic Safety Committeeto tighten management and prevent violations including self-opening crossingsor encroaching on the railway safety corridor as well as raise awareness ofpeople on ensuring railway safety.
A report by the National Traffic Safety Committeerevealed that 75 train accidents occurred in the first half of 2019, killing 53people and injuring 30 others.
The number rose 22.9 percent compared to the sameperiod last year.
Up to 78 percent of train accidents happened atself-made crossings or along the railway safety corridor.
“The main cause is the neglect of road vehicleoperators when crossing railways and their failure to comply with trafficsafety regulations,” the report stated.
Hanoi, Khanh Hoa province and Hai Duong provincerecorded the highest numbers of incidents, with 19, 16 and 10 cases,respectively.
Vietnam’s railway network has more than 5,700 levelcrossings. Some 4,000 of them are illegal, accounting for 70 percent.-VNA
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